Opening statement …

“A little unusual, as we discussed yesterday. Signing day isn’t as huge as it used to be. Now for a few years you’ve had several signing days. And with so many transfers going on. We are excited about our top school players we’ve had. Signed two older kids, a punter, a junior college linebacker who we think is really good. But, for the most part, it was all high school. that the other aspect of this is older guys, with transfers and portal guys, so this will continue for a while when we start school in January, because they don’t sign NILs anymore. I would expect a lot of movement and signings there, which is why by design this is a small class comparable to how many scholarships we have. We were very picky. I think we had high standards . I did not reach, and I am enthusiastic iasmated by the guys who came. “

If more players will sign until Friday …

“I wouldn’t say a couple but there might be one. There might be one in the next few hours, so it’s just a constant battle it seems. It seems unusual as generally everything was done today. ‘hui when there was a signing You’ve got a whole other one coming up and really one that goes right up to when we play like we saw last year with the portal guys. So that’s really different from what it was. “

On the potential of signature class size …

“I know (know the number), it’s a lot more than that obviously. And also, we’ll have some guys who leave like everyone else. No matter how your schedule is, I think we don’t have much. guys who play a lot come and want to leave. I think they’re happy here, they like the atmosphere, how we do it compared to other programs where you see top players leaving because they don’t ‘don’t like it. Ours are more of the guys who just aren’t playing enough, which we understand. So we help them and wish them the best. I think we’ll see more so that there is space. “

At Jaron willis…

“I don’t know exactly what he’s going to play, but a really great athlete is really what they’re supposed to look like. Sometimes we take smaller guys and try to make them players, someone who looks like already when he walks in as someone who looks like he’s ready to play in the SEC. Really good getting there. “

On the domains to be addressed in the transfer portal …

“I don’t see it as much as it used to be, because more than ever, look at the best players and just make our 85s the best they can be and build on that. From when we got here, and even this year , even though we had a really good squad, I wish we had gone deeper and didn’t have to play players on both sides of the ball as much as we do, so it’s an ongoing process to try to find the best players If I have so many in this role, but you don’t feel good with these guys playing because they’re not good enough, we would much prefer to have the best players so we will continue to do it instead of exact numbers.

Depending on capacity, add non-engaged prospects on signing day …

“It’s better when it works that way because you’re not the target all the time. When they’re committed to you, that’s what everyone is shooting and aiming against. Lots of negative recruiting, so it’s easier when it goes like that at the end. I think part of it is when we’re a little slow when it comes to committing to not over-bidding and being picky. And, I think in general you’ll see that we’ll have more guys towards the end, especially when you’re having a good season. When you win, better players come in, so that’s part of that too. “

On operational recruitment during NIL…

“I said yesterday, we are in free agency. That there are no contracts. I really hope these kids get all the money they were promised in all these schools when they will get there because of the promised money. I hope for them that they will get it, because it is unique. If these guys are promised all that money to come, but they don’t have a contract, which, in free agency in the NFL, you would know that you are guaranteed to get paid what you are told what you will be paid. “

As the quarterbacks approach the transfer gate …

“The portal allows you even more to do what we do, which isn’t accessible and doesn’t just have to add numbers to add numbers. And, because there aren’t just guys available, it there will be more guys available right after the bowl games. Then there will be more guys available after the prom because they won’t like how it was back then like we did. saw a year ago. out there with four years of eligibility. For me you can replace them even if it’s not even the first year, in a year from now you get someone with three years of eligibility and it would have been the same as this class. ”